Thought Leadership
The lifeblood of a business school is its faculty, and at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business our faculty members are inspiring, supportive and world-class. We are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Our teaching and research equips students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.
February 22, 2021
How COVID-19 Is Changing Healthcare in America
COVID-19 was a healthcare system 'wake-up call.' These two trends will outlive the pandemic.
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How COVID-19 Is Changing Healthcare in America
February 18, 2021
A Better Federal System for COVID Vaccinations
How the governmental IT structure is dragging the vaccination effort – and how it should be addressed.
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A Better Federal System for COVID Vaccinations
January 21, 2021
Data Science, Machine Learning and the Looming Shakeup
Potential pitfalls of machine learning include bias and unequal benefits. In healthcare, these stakes are especially serious.
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Data Science, Machine Learning and the Looming Shakeup
January 5, 2021
How Sellers Can Better Understand Demand
For B2B sellers, knowing how much the buyer is willing to pay is difficult. New research from Maryland Smith is helping to figure it out.
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How Sellers Can Better Understand Demand
December 15, 2020
How To Make Better Decisions Without All the Information
How do you make good decisions when you don’t have all the information in front of you? New research lays out a framework to learn from indirect or incomplete information to make better decisions.
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How To Make Better Decisions Without All the Information
December 15, 2020
What Online Retailers Get From Recommendation Lists
New research shows with online shopping, retailers’ use of recommendation systems increases their overall sales and consumer click-throughs and conversion rates. The effect is greatest for mobile shoppers.
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What Online Retailers Get From Recommendation Lists
December 15, 2020
The Issue Companies Have With Moving Up
New research shows service providers at the lower end of the value chain mostly find that their efforts to move up yield limited success.
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The Issue Companies Have With Moving Up
November 11, 2020
A U.S. Economy Under Biden
How will a Joe Biden presidency affect the American economy, and what will it mean for the U.S. role in global economies, including China’s?
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A U.S. Economy Under Biden
October 28, 2020
DOJ and Google
Does the Justice Department’s antitrust suit against Alphabet too narrowly targets Google’s search engine monopoly?
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DOJ and Google
October 14, 2020
The Central Bank Digital Currency Pivot
How will things change when the banking systems have central bank digital currencies in place? Our experts take a look.
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The Central Bank Digital Currency Pivot